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10 September 2012 • 06:55 AMT
Expert: Saudi royal family is al-Qaida’s chief target

“If it were to be overthrown, that will be deemed as one of the major victories of al-Qaida,” Ehsan Ahrari believes.

10 September 2012 • 06:46 AMT
New intl. envoy for Syria to visit Tehran

Tehran accuses regional states like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey of assisting Syrian rebels fighting to topple Assad militarily.

10 September 2012 • 06:35 AMT
Oil prices fall in Asia after weak U.S. employment data

The U.S. Labor Department said that employers added 96,000 jobs in August, fewer than experts had expected.

09 September 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Armenia wins World Chess Olympiad

Rivaling Hungary in the last round, Levon Aronian, Gabriel Sargissian and Vladimir Akopian played in a draw.

09 September 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Iraq sentences fugitive Vice President to death

Tareq al-Hashemi, a Sunni, fled the country earlier this year after authorities accused him of running a death squad.

09 September 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Syria slams France for pledging to aid rebels

Jihad Makdessi says those who “hinder, fund, harbor and arm rebels” should instead help Brahimi’s mission succeed.

09 September 2012 • 12:51 AMT
German FM says nuclear-armed Iran threat to entire region

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle emphasized the concerns his country shares with Israel over Iran’s nuclear program.

09 September 2012 • 12:42 AMT
Egypt PM expects $4.8bn IMF loan deal within two months

“These negotiations have been going on for a year, so we have a framework for a good program,” Hisham Kandil said.

09 September 2012 • 12:11 AMT
Elvis Presley’s bible auctioned for $94,000

The 1,600 page book was given to the singer by his Uncle Vester and Aunt Clettes for his first Christmas at his Graceland home in 1957.

09 September 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Cemal Pasha’s grandson issues book on Armenian Genocide

Ahmed Cemal Pasha was killed in Tbilisi in July 1922 as part of Operation Nemesis for his role in the Armenian Genocide.

09 September 2012 • 11:43 AMT
80 police officers injured in Kurdish fest clashes in Germany

The clashes lasted for about two hours. Police say 13 vehicles were damaged by stones, bricks and other projectiles.

09 September 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Armenians pray in Holy Cross Church amid tight security measures

The Church of the Holy Cross was in ruins and on the verge of collapse when a restoration project was launched in 2005.

09 September 2012 • 11:13 AMT
Clinton says new Syria resolution should “have teeth”

U.S. Secretary of State said she hopes for progress but is “realistic” that the United States and Russia had differences on Syria.

09 September 2012 • 11:06 AMT
Murray through to his second U.S. Open final

“It’s the hardest conditions I’ve ever played in for sure. And I come from Scotland, so that’s saying something,” he said.

09 September 2012 • 10:59 AMT
Twin tornados hit New York City

Videos taken by bystanders showed a funnel cloud sucking up water, then sand, and then small pieces of buildings.

09 September 2012 • 10:44 AMT
Syrian warplanes bomb residential district of Aleppo – activists

The aerial bombardment has burst a main water pipeline, causing serious shortages of water in Aleppo, activists said.

09 September 2012 • 10:43 AMT
At least 39 killed in Iraq bomb attacks

The carnage even stretched into the country’s south, where bombs stuck to two parked cars exploded in the city of Nasiriyah.

09 September 2012 • 10:31 AMT
Russia’s Putin offers new Europe – Far East transit route

The APEC countries support Russia’s efforts to improve its Siberian transportation routes, increasing cargo traffic, Putin said.

08 September 2012 • 19:31 AMT
France’s wealthiest man reportedly seeks Belgian passport

Belgian legislation requires applicants for citizenship to have had at least three years residency in Belgium.

08 September 2012 • 18:17 AMT
Microsoft ready to meet EU antitrust requests on browsers

“But the most important thing is to advance on a final, structural solution about the future of the Dexia group,” Joaquin Almunia said.

08 September 2012 • 17:58 AMT
4 killed in Russian combat helicopter crash

According to reports, the helicopter has not been shot down; poor weather conditions were the cause of the crash.

08 September 2012 • 17:03 AMT
New images show next iPhone’s cropped dock connector

Rumors that Apple aimed to shrink down the plug first cropped up last October and gained steam with a high-profile report in February.

08 September 2012 • 15:03 AMT
Russian bodybuilder Olga Kurkulina joins Nicolas Cage’s “Kick-Ass 2”

The weightlifter has joined the Jeff Wadlow-helmed sequel as Mother Russia, the hulking bodyguard of Red Mist.

08 September 2012 • 14:55 AMT
“Star Trek” 2nd film title revealed – report

The sequel will star Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana – who’ll reprise their roles as Captain James T Kirk, Spock, Nyota Uhura.

08 September 2012 • 14:53 AMT
Palestinian govt. employees won’t receive full salaries this month

There are some 154,000 Palestinian civil servants, and their salaries help keep their extended families out of poverty.

08 September 2012 • 14:44 AMT
Bodies of failed attackers, unwilling organ donors surface in Azerbaijan

Soldier Jafarov Rebbie, born in 1993, and “wounded in the head by Armenian sniper on July 13,” has died, Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.

08 September 2012 • 14:44 AMT
Egypt, Israel coordinating security sweep in Sinai

The sweep began after militants killed 16 border guards on August 5 in the worst attack since Egypt’s 1973 war with Israel.

08 September 2012 • 14:25 AMT
EU’s foreign policy chief says more Syria, Iran sanctions possible

On Iran, Ashton said that she will “do everything I can” to ensure Iran complies with its obligations regarding its nuclear program.

08 September 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Baku tries to justify itself, says never declared axe-killer “hero”

Turns out, “Baku has merely released its soldier who’s served 8,5 yrs in prison and proved that he poses no social or international threat.”

08 September 2012 • 13:24 AMT
Possible Renoir purchased at Virginia flee market for $50

The Potomack Company is due to auction off the small pastel-coloured painting it believes is Renoir’s Paysage Bords de Seine.